DLTK's Bible Crafts for Kids
Angel Pencil or Coin Holder

This angel craft is a great change holder if you're saving for a charity (it makes it that much more fun when an angel is guarding the gift).  You can also use it as a pencil holder... we're making them as gifts this year.

The photo doesn't do it justice!

Materials:

• empty frozen juice container
  OR
• empty soup can (no sharp edges)
• white paper
• cotton balls or cotton stuffing
• black marker or paint
• hair-colored wool
• scissors
• glue 
• OPTIONAL:    gold ribbon or cord
• OPTIONAL:    paper mache paste (1 part flour to 5 parts water... boil about 3 minutes and let cool) 
  + strips of newspaper and white paper

Instructions:

• EASY (Age 3+):  Glue a piece of white paper onto the can
• HARDER (Age 6+):  To make this project more fun for older children, paper mache the can (cover with 2 layers newspaper + one layer white paper).
• Let dry (takes about a day for the paper mache to dry)
• Print the template for the wings (or cut your own out freehand)
• Cut out the template pieces
• Cover with glue and put on pieces of cotton (you could substitute white feathers if you preferred, but cottons usually more available).
• You can glue the wings onto a piece of cardboard (old cereal boxes) before you cut them out to make them sturdier if you wish. (we didn't do this)
• Glue the wings onto the back of the can (don't glue them too low... make sure the can can still stand up properly)
• Take wool and wrap it around your hand or a 31/2 inch diskette loosely about 10 times (hand makes shorter hair than a diskette would)
• Remove the bundle and tie it at the "top" with a piece of wool.
• Snip the bottom ends so it's long like hair and glue it at the side of the head.
• Glue the hair to the side of the angel's head.
• Make another identical bundle and glue it to the other side.
• Make a third bundle, this time wrapping about 20 times around 2 fingers instead of your whole hand.  Don't tie or snip this bundle.  Fluff it out and glue it along the top of the can as bangs.
• OPTIONAL:    Tie a piece of gold cord in a circle and glue it onto the hair (we added a piece of tape at the back for extra support.
• OPTIONAL:    Tie a gold ribbon around the bottom in a bow

• Using marker or paint, draw a face on the angel (we made closed eyes and an open mouth so she looked like she was singing, but you can do it any way you like)
• Younger kids may prefer to glue on wiggly eyes (or make paper eyes with white paper and a marker), a pompom or sequin nose and a felt or paper mouth as they won't be able to draw a face on very well.

Templates:

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Template for Angel Wing (B&W only)

Printable version of these instructions